"Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul"


Previously unreleased material from Aretha Franklin in the vaults at Atlantic has been unearthed for an upcoming collection from Rhino Records. The double-disc "Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul" will be released Oct. 16, featuring B sides, demos and outtakes from Franklin's 13 years with the label.

The first disc chronicles the Queen of Soul's initial rise at Atlantic and features previously unreleased tunes "You Keep Me Hanging On," "Trying to Overcome," and "My Way," a rare cover of the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill" and demo versions of "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)," "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)" and "Sweet Bitter Love."

The second disc contains a duet with Ray Charles on "Ain't but the One," which was originally televised in a tribute to Duke Ellington. It also includes an alternate version of "Rock Steady" and outtakes from the "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)" sessions.

Franklin will return to live duty Sept. 1 as part of the Montreux Jazz Festival — Atlanta and Sept. 18 at the Dream concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

— Billboard.com

source: venturacountystar.com

Track Listing

Disc 1
1. "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" -- Demo
2. "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)" -- Demo
3. "Sweet Bitter Love" -- Demo
4. "It Was You" -- Outtake
5. "The Letter" -- Outtake
6. "So Soon" -- Outtake
7. "Mr. Big" -- Outtake
8. "Talk To Me, Talk To Me" -- Outtake
9. "The Fool On The Hill" -- Outtake
10. "Pledging My Love/The Clock" -- B-Side
11. "You're Taking Another Man's Place" -- Outtake
12. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" -- Outtake
13. "I'm Trying To Overcome" -- Outtake
14. "My Way" -- Outtake
15. "My Cup Runneth Over" -- Outtake
16. "You're All I Need To Get By" -- Outtake 1
17. "You're All I Need To Get By" -- Outtake 2
18. "Lean On Me" -- B-Side

Disc 2 1. "Rock Steady" (Alternate Mix)
2. "I Need A Strong Man" -- Outtake
3. "Heavenly Father" -- Outtake
4. "Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style" -- Outtake
5. "This Is" -- Outtake
6. "Tree Of Life" -- Outtake
7. "Do You Know" -- Outtake
8. "Can You Love Again" -- Outtake
9. "I Want To Be With You" -- Outtake
10. "Suzanne" -- Outtake
11. "That's The Way I Feel About Cha" -- Outtake
12. "Ain't But The One" -- with Ray Charles
13. "The Happy Blues" -- Outtake
14. "At Last" -- Outtake
15. "Love Letters" -- Outtake
16. "I'm In Love" -- Outtake
17. "Are You Leaving Me" -- Demo

Did these news go unnoticed?

question answered didnt read.. LOL it is from the Atlantic Vault
[Edited 9/13/07 5:21am]

that version of You Keep Me Hangin' On must be awesome. It's one of my favorite Supremes songs

IAintTheOne said:

Yes it is, so it has to be good...

MikeMatronik said:

I can`t wait to hear it. I`ve already heard "My way", and i liked it.

SunnySkies said:

I have some Aretha albums (Soul'69, Aretha in Paris...) I love the live one...especially the Rolling stones cover.
I guess I'm a closeted Aretha fan..

I've got the alt on Dr. Feelgood and they just break it down at the ending but for the most part it's the same.

Does it matter though? Hell no.

Thanks for heads up, I'll be buying this.

MikeMatronik said:

Hold your head high

She`s great. I was on the phone with a guy yesterday evening, and i played him some ReeRee!!
(i know, "thanks for sharing" )



Anyway, i love her take on "Gentle on my mind" from Soul `69

Oh fuck.




I neeeeed this.

I saw this in the news the other day and nearly peed my pants with excitement.